We develop a model of friendship formation that sheds light on segregation patterns observed in social and economic … networks. Individuals come in different types and have type-dependent benefits from friendships; we examine the properties of a …

This paper develops a measure of segregation based on two premises: (1) a measure of segregation should disaggregate to … interacts. Developing three desirable axioms that any segregation measure should satisfy, we prove that one and only one … segregation index satisfies our three axioms, and the two aims mentioned above; which we coin the Spectral Segregation Index. We …

-assimilative integration, where groups integrate but individuals retain their own identity; and segregation, where groups socially segregate …; a community is integrated when there is no social segregation between different identities. I find three possible … and retain their own culture. I find that certain community environments encourage segregation: (i) communities with …

assessing the level of segregation. Using administrative data from 2007 to 2016, it shows that one-third of children who mainly …